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May I ask?

Jul 14, 2005 12:26PM PDT

Discussion is locked

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Guess you can in this forum.
Jul 14, 2005 1:15PM PDT

There is a lot of bias in SpeakEasy and is one of the reasons I no longer post there very much.

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I understand you John
Jul 14, 2005 2:12PM PDT

but my "worry" is more why they would lock that thread/question and not the other one. I have no problem with the forum locking a thread if I only know why they do it.
I too, am thinking about not participating anymore if they are going to lock threads for no reason.

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Suggestion........
Jul 14, 2005 3:27PM PDT

Why not email him through his profile? That way you would know why he hasn't posted in 7 days. Maybe on vacation, it is that time of yearHappy

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Right Glenda.
Jul 14, 2005 4:40PM PDT

You are absolutely right Glenda. The problem I find now is WHY the thread was locked.

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Who knows?
Jul 15, 2005 3:57AM PDT

I didn't see anything wrong either. Did maybe someone reply with a nasty comment and it was deleted before you saw it? And the Mods were just playing safe and locking it to stop anything further?

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That could be an explanation Glenda
Jul 15, 2005 4:12AM PDT

but it was just minutes before they locked it. I find it very strange. Hopefully a moderator will be able to explain why it was locked.

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(NT) (NT) Try emailing the SE Mods, maybe?
Jul 15, 2005 4:41AM PDT
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Now unlocked, but
Jul 15, 2005 7:30AM PDT

it has been easy to see that Dan is not on some of the Mods Xmas mailing list. Happy

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Right John.
Jul 15, 2005 7:54AM PDT

And one thing is that they unlocked it now and another very different that they DID lock it in the first place. And that's what I wonder about. WHY? Why would they lock it in the first place? It would be nice to have a mod explaining that.

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Since there was the ability to
Jul 15, 2005 8:07AM PDT

use Dan's profile to write to him and ask him personally if he was ok, there was no reason to publicly post in the forums about it. This is precisely why it was locked in the first place. Moderators don't explain about members unless there is a personal reason to do so, such as MarciaB's recent tragedy.

As for unlocking it, I haven't got a clue...I don't know which Moderator made that decision...but I wouldn't have.

When Angeline asked about jonah, it was because he doesn't have his profile listed with it, and because of the dangerous area he lives in, and she posted it directly to him.

TONI

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(NT) (NT) PS, I also wondered why:)
Jul 14, 2005 3:28PM PDT